200 South Hamilton Road  
Gahanna, Ohio 43230  
City of Gahanna  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council - Special  
Merisa K. Bowers, President  
Trenton I. Weaver, Vice President  
Jamille Jones  
Nancy R. McGregor  
Kaylee Padova  
Stephen A. Renner  
Michael Schnetzer  
Jeremy A. VanMeter, Clerk of Council  
Monday, August 11, 2025  
7:00 PM  
City Hall, Council Chambers  
A.  
CALL TO ORDER: Roll Call  
Gahanna City Council met in Special Session on Monday, August 11, 2025,  
in Council Chambers. President of Council Merisa K. Bowers called the  
meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. The agenda was published on August 8, 2025.  
6 -  
Present  
Kaylee Padova, Stephen A. Renner, Trenton I. Weaver, Jamille Jones,  
Nancy R. McGregor, and Merisa K. Bowers  
1 - Michael Schnetzer  
Absent  
B.  
EXECUTIVE SESSION:  
A motion was made by Renner, seconded by Weaver, to go into Executive  
Session under authority of Section 5.40(b) of the Council Rules of Procedure  
to consider the purchase of property for public purposes, if premature  
disclosure of information would give an unfair competitive or bargaining  
advantage to a person whose personal, private interest is adverse to the  
general public interest.  
President Bowers announced that Council would meet in Executive Session  
in the Law Library. Attendees included Councilmembers, Mayor Jadwin, City  
Attorney Tamilarasan, Director of Parks & Recreation Stephania Ferrell, and  
Senior Director of Operations Kevin Schultz.  
Council rose to report to Executive Session at 7:02 p.m.  
Council rose to report from Executive Session at 7:27 p.m. with no further  
action.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Padova, Renner, Weaver, Jones, McGregor and Bowers  
1 - Schnetzer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
C.  
ADJOURNMENT:  
With no further business before the Council, President Bowers adjourned the  
meeting at 7:27 p.m.